Police seek two men in Anaheim 7-Eleven robbery

ANAHEIM – Police seek the public's help in locating two men who robbed a convenience store Thursday morning, one of whom struck a clerk with a gun.

A man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a bandana over his face entered a 7-Eleven in the 700 block of North Euclid Street about 5:30 a.m.

The man walked up one clerk in the store, pulled a handgun and demanded money, Anaheim police Sgt. Bob Dunn said.

The clerk reportedly paused, apparently processing what was happening, at which point the robber struck the clerk in the head with the gun, which went off.

Police say the clerk, who had been injured by the muzzle flash from the gun, fell to the floor, at which point the robber turned his attention to another clerk, pointing the gun at him and demanding money.

The second clerk gave the robber an "undetermined amount of money." The robber then fled from the store.

Police say the robbery took less than a minute to carry out.

Witnesses told police that a second man who had accompanied the robber to the store appeared to have acted as a lookout during the robbery.

The clerk injured by the muzzle flash suffered minor burn injuries and was treated at the scene. No other injuries were reported.

Dunn said it wasn't clear if the robber intended to discharge his weapon when he struck the clerk or whether it was accidental.

Police on Thursday afternoon released photos taken from surveillance video of the two men.

They described the man who entered the store as a male Hispanic, about 6 feet tall with a large build, who was wearing jeans, a blue hooded sweatshirt and a blue bandana over his face.

The second man was described as a male Hispanic wearing jeans and a gray hooded sweatshirt.

Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.